ARCHBISHOP OSCAR ROMERO’S STEPS

Born in 1917, Monseñor Oscar Romero is perhaps the best known Salvadoran worldwide.
After being named San Salvador Archbishop in 1977 he spoke against human rights violations, state’s repression, injustice and poverty.
Archbishop Óscar Romero became the Voice of the voiceless and was assassinated during mass in 1980. Today his legacy is deep in Salvadoran society and well known around the world.
San Salvador is full with landmarks and sites related to Romero’s life and legacy. The Divina Providencia hospital where he lived and was shot during service besides Metropolitan Cathedral where he addressed many of his speeches and his remains lies.

We’ll visit also the touching Monumento a la Memoria y la VerdadMemorial that pays homage to the victims during El Salvador Civil War.
This tour can’t be complete without a visit to the Centro Monseñor Romero in UCA with a small hall dedicated to martyrs who gave their lives in El Salvador, including 6 Jesuit priests assassinated by the governments’ forces here in 1989.

On May 2015 Romero was declared as a Beato (Blessed) for being a Victim of Faith and on 2018 he’s going to be named Saint by the Vatican. That’s why he’s already known as San Romero de las Américas (Saint Romero of the Americas).
His struggle in favor of the poor and victims of Human Rights violations has been inspiration for the whole world.
Film directors, musicians, politicians and world leaders have paid homage to his legacy.

Optional: a visit to Museo de la Palabra e Imagen that holds historical items and and p pictures of Romero (closed on Monday).

Tip: check for the film Romero, with Raul Julia on the role of the Archbishop.